Twelve of the 16 contractors who came to the house in the Bergen County town of Lyndhurst to provide estimates were unregistered with the state.

“What’s particularly despicable about this is that it’s happening in the wake of a natural disaster, these people have been victimized by Tropical Storm Irene,” Consumer Affairs Director Tom Calcagni says. “We do not want our homeowners to be twice victimized.”

Eight of the contractors had no business information on file. Four others had filed business records with the state but had not registered.

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Tell us the names of the contractors. You don’t want people being scammed then tell us who they are so no one will call them. Or others who have been scammed will know these guys are no good and they can take action also.